IGNITE the Winter is just around the corner. Cayuga County’s most popular winter event will be held March 6, from 5 to 9 on Exchange Street in downtown Auburn.

Hosted by IGNITE and the Auburn Downtown Business Improvement District, along with sponsorship and support from the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce, the City of Auburn, the Cayuga County Office of Tourism and many more, the fourth annual installment of IGNITE the Winter will again feature live music; a chili, chowder and comfort food cookoff; live ice sculpture demonstrations; horse-drawn wagon rides; beer and wine; family fun activities inside Genesee Mall… Continue reading →

The Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre- a multicultural International dance company founded by Auburn native Sean McLeod nearly 24 years ago, returns to Auburn in a special concert to celebrate and highlight the continued need for diversity in the Arts in Auburn. The dance company has worked with the international education company, the New York Institute of Dance & Education, for more than 24 years to make Upstate New York an acknowledged destination for world-class dance.

With the internationally recognized New York Dance Festival, Global Dance Initiative, one time partnership offering McLeod Technique Dance Classes at Cayuga Community College, and people… Continue reading →

Daniel Lovell, Ignite Steering Committee Chair speaks to the audience about the importance of the United Way and the impact the organization has on the community.

The United Way of Cayuga County held their 2014 Campaign Kickoff Breakfast at the Holiday Inn on September 10th. During the corporate sponsored event, members of IGNITE – Cayuga County’s young professionals chairing this year’s campaign – announced that the United Way hopes to raise $1.1 million to benefit more than 38 local programs from 21 partner agencies.

Daniel Lovell, IGNITE’s steering committee chair, said IGNITE is excited to help United Way further… Continue reading →

IGNITE is excited to announce it will serve as the 2014 United Way campaign chair.

“IGNITE is extremely excited to have the opportunity to chair this year’s United Way campaign,” IGNITE Chairman Daniel Lovell said. “United Way and its funded programs are so vitally important to our community, and are right in line with IGNITE’s mission of improving the value of living and working in Cayuga County. We look forward to spreading the message about United Way’s good work this campaign season, and working side by side with Carrie and her staff.”